The One Meant For Me #3 [Completed] - Page 32

All throughout their journey back to Gupta House in the car, Khushi had been looking outside of the window, her heart fluttering and her facial muscles overworking with the continuous goofy grins she had been wearing. She had never experienced such a joyous feeling ever before and mentally thanked her Devi Maiyya for having showered her with so much happiness. Arnav who had been driving was himself transposed to another world where he could only see him and Khushi. He slowly put his left hand over Khushi's who initially felt shy but soon reciprocated by resting her head on Arnav's shoulder, which made Arnav smile.

Still swimming in the pool of bliss brought by their mutual love confession, they reached their destination, and soon realised that they had to share this news with their family, starting with Garima. Once in front of the door, anxiety plastered itself on Khushi's face but Arnav made sure that she relaxed herself by promising her to always be by her side. He cupped her face and asked her whether she trusted him, to which Khushi replied that she did more than herself. With this honest affirmation, they braved themselves to face anyone confronting them and they were confident that their love was strong enough.

Few seconds later after the doorbell had been pressed, Garima opened the door, with what started as surprise rapidly turning into anger. Khushi had never seen her looking so furious and troubled, which raised numerous questions in her mind as to the reason for such an attitude. But little did she know that Garima was feigning. Arnav also could not understand what was bothering Garima and he got a gist when he noticed her observing them from toe to head.

"Khushi, what happened to your clothes? It's not raining, and Arnav you too? Can anyone tell me what is happening here?" Garima frantically asked as she noticed their conditions.

"Amma…" Khushi was about to say when she was interrupted.

"Why are you so late? They have been waiting for you since so long! Now how will you present yourself in front of them in such a state?" Garima expressed at a fast pace.

"Who they? Who is waiting for me?" Khushi asked totally unaware of what Garima was saying.

"It was all sudden, and honestly there can be no one better than him for you. And his family is just as sweet as you would dream of … loving, affectionate and warm. Promise me you won't terrorise him like you did with Aman" Garima revealed, leading to panic and anxiousness to get the better of both Arnav and Khushi, who were ignorant of the fact that Garima was actually reserving them a surprise.

"What? Again? How could you do this to me Amma?" Khushi let out, not knowing what to do and looked at Arnav hoping that he would better be able to control the situation.

Slowly blinking his eyes to show that he would take care of everything, Arnav decided to confess to Garima that he loved Khushi and just when he was about to do so, his attention was distracted towards a noise emanating from inside the house – a giggling sound that seemed familiar, he thought. Without even thinking, he instantaneously crossed the threshold and his surprise knew no bounds seeing whose family was there. Incomprehension soon followed by a huge grin on his face made Khushi even more dumbfounded by such a change in his expressions.

"Arnav, what happened?" Khushi asked, not seeing to whom Arnav was actually looking as if a caught thief, and when she got no answer, she herself went inside to observe what had made Arnav all silent and she immediately stood still at the sight of the people whom Garima had invited over home.

"Naniji, Anjaliji" Khushi let out completely baffled.

Anjali approached Arnav with glaring eyes which soon metamorphosed into a hint of teasing ones and she pulled his ear not letting him go. Nani encouraged Anjali not to let Arnav break free from her hold so easily after all the secrets that he had been keeping from them. With a slight wincing sound, Khushi could not bear the small torturous sequence being inflicted on Arnav and naturally told Anjali to leave him, earning her amused looks from the Raizadas who did not refrain from expressing how there was someone who seemed to be caring much more for Arnav than his family.

"I am leaving you only because Khushiji told me, else I would not have spared you today. How could you hide such a big fact from your Di, from your own family?" Anjali asked.

"What fact Di?" Arnav enquired, slightly rubbing the ear that had been mercilessly tampered with.

"Don't pretend as if you don't know anything. And what took you so long to confess your feelings to Khushiji? But I have to give myself, Nani and Garima Aunty some credit for this. Had I not told Aman and his family to be part of the game, then you two would have remained stubborn. Actually you still remained stubborn but the groom experience brought you closer. You are both idiots that you took so much time to realise your love for each other." Anjali stated causing silence to prevail.

At that moment, both Arnav and Khushi took a quick glance at each other, with Khushi feeling awkward knowing that Arnav's family knew everything about them. And above all, they were overwhelmed by shock upon learning that they had been trapped by their own family. But they had to admit that it made them a lot of good. Khushi hugged Garima, thanking her for always understanding her better than she could herself while Arnav was being bombarded with affectionate gestures from his family.

"But one thing I don't understand. How did you know that I poured my heart out to Khushi today?" Arnav asked curiously, seconded by Khushi.

"Because I phoned Garima aunty" a voice suddenly came from behind.

Both Khushi and Arnav turned towards the person who had just come, NK who was accompanied by Lavanya, hand in hand and who revealed having seen Arnav and Khushi together getting back in the car holding hands, thus totally indicating that they had confessed their feelings to each other.

"Nanhe, you and Lavanya…" Khushi suddenly said.

"Yes Khushi, this is what I wanted to tell you in the party but you were in such a hurry that I couldn't tell you that Lavanya and I started being friends when she realised that Arnav loved only you, and that soon that same friendship turned into something deeper." NK told Khushi who congratulated him for having found love and she immediately crumbled the war wall between her and Lavanya.

"Congratulations to you too Khushi. Although you never told me what you felt about Harvard dude, I always knew that if there was one person meant for you, then it had to be him" NK affectionately revealed, hugging Khushi sideways.

"So now can we talk about the reason for our presence? ... " Anjali intervened. " … Auntyji, we have come here to ask your Khushi's hand for our Arnav"

Garima took Khushi's hand and herself placed it in Arnav's hand, cupping their faces both and announcing that her children's happiness is what matters the most to her and that she is happily giving Khushi away to them. Just at that moment, Arnav made a promise that he would never separate Khushi from her family and that they would all live together after marriage.

"Be ready to become Mrs Khushi Kumari Gupta Singh Raizada" Arnav murmured to Khushi while both families started preparing for the union of the two lovers.

As Arnav and Khushi had their hands tied into a bond that would soon be materialised and named, Rahul quickly ran towards them as they both lifted him, forming the perfect family.

Despite the pain that Khushi was going through, she was more angry than anything at the moment. The number of times she had told Arnav to make sure to be present in such a crucial time had apparently been disregarded by him, she thought since there was still no trace of him. Garima, Anjali and Nani told her not to be immature, but she would not listen to anyone, still waiting for Arnav before going for one of the most important phases of her life.

"Mom, don't worry. Dad just phoned saying he was caught up in a terrible traffic jam but he will be here very soon. I promise and even Dad promised. And you know that the Raizadas always keep their promises, right?" Rahul told Khushi as he tried to comfort her.

"Rahul beta, he better comes here soon, else I will never talk to him" Khushi voiced, with a sulking face and repeatedly touching her mangalsutra.

"And I can never risk this. What will I do if my chatterbox wife never speaks to me ever again?" Arnav replied, huffing after he had run to reach in time.

"Where had you been? Don't you know that I need you at this time?" Khushi angrily shouted at him.

"So much anger? I am currently without any assistant at the office because she is right now very busy, making my work load even bigger than before. I had gotten so used to her helping me." Arnav teased Khushi.

"Your assistant has been waiting for you here since so long, waiting for her husband to reach and be with her. I knew it that AR designs cannot work properly without me" Khushi retorted with a proud feeling.

Khushi still remembered how Arnav had encouraged her to specialise herself in fashion designing before their wedding and some months later, she had joined his office. While Khushi wanted to be independent and start working, Arnav had seized that opportunity to make Khushi always be in his presence for the whole day, whether at home or in office.

"Mrs Khushi Kumari Gupta Singh Raizada, I have answered to all your questions and I will support all your scoldings, but can we go in now?" Arnav precipitately asked and when Khushi gave him the approval, Arnav gave the nurse the green signal.

And Khushi was being rushed on the hospital stretcher towards the theatre where she would soon give birth to a new life. Arnav had obtained the right from the hospital to be with Khushi all throughout and he held her hand as tightly as possible to show her that they were together. In fact, ever since they had got the news of Khushi being pregnant, Arnav had given his maximum level to making sure that Khushi would not miss of anything. Right from the food she had to take, her medicines, her daily exercise…Arnav was in charge all throughout the pregnancy.

Few moments later, a small cry could be heard, suggesting the arrival of the much awaited bundle of happiness as the doctor placed the new-born baby girl in Khushi's arms. While Khushi was covering her with kisses, Arnav placed himself next to Khushi and few drops of tears fell on Khushi, who gave him a small smile and gave him the baby to hold. What followed was an emotional moment shared by the new parents and their child.

As Arnav held her new princess, he could not refrain herself from cuddling her and stating how she looked as beautiful as her mother. Arnav leaned onto Khushi and left a peck on her forehead, thanking her for coming into his life and always showering him with happiness. Soon Rahul completed the frame as he hugged both his Mom and Dad, and held his baby sister into his arms like a treasure that he had to protect.

They now had the picture perfect family they wished for with the arrival of Arshi, their new baby girl whose name they had already decided in common agreement before Khushi even got pregnant. And Arnav and Khushi continued to lead a fairytale life which had its share of love and sweet bickering, which was so characteristic of what they were …